My point was that stereo just doesn't cut it for FPS gaming
these days.
The headphones are cool. But as an audio guy I can tell
you for a fact that unless you are driving the elements in
the transducers out of separate channels of amplification
you will not realize surround sound. There is no w
To be clear, both MS and Toshiba had players go out on this bug. Toshiba
has a player called the gigabeat that also locked up on jan 1...but to Tom
it's only the zune that matters.
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 6:19 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
> >> Because I'm not a crank.
> >
> >The logic of this eludes
Right...same product, same bug that shut them down on Jan 1st...but you only
go after the one with the MS name and not the one with Toshiba. And then
you try and claim you don't have seething hatred for one particular company.
I got it now.
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
>
On Jan 16, 2009, at 10:35 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
Mac Mail is pathetic. Apple really got that wrong.
Go on
I find it perfectly adequate. What is it that is lacking for you?
Mar
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My question is: can I make the following changes to the registry of
Windows XP Home without fear of creating a big problem?
I do have and regularly use a registry cleaner. Doesn't help with this
problem.
Which one?
The one that I use is called Registry Mec
WFB!!! See!! I use Macs. I love Macs!!! They're wonderful. Just
bought a new iMac and a used G5. Happy Happy Joy Joy!! _I
HATE Mac Mail_ [almost as much as I detest OE]. :-D
OK. Calm down and drop the keyboard. Take your finger off
the mouse button and face the wall. Breathe deeply and ask
Why not Eudora for Mac?
Still out there still free still good.
Just not being developed.
Stewart
At 09:35 PM 1/16/2009, you wrote:
I detest mac mail. I don't understand why I can't change it from
the default when I click on a webpage to send an email and damn
damn damn mac mail opens. Hel
I detest mac mail. I don't understand why I can't change it from the default
when I click on a webpage to send an email and damn damn damn mac mail opens.
Help!
I think the best solution is to go to my friend's house and install
Thunderbird for her. If I tell her, she'll do something else.
Has the window gone oversize or moved partly off the top of the screen? Move
the window. Alt-spacebar to show the "control" menu and then use the "move"
command with the arrow keys. Fix any size errors in the same fashion.
Fred Holmes
At 04:44 PM 1/16/2009, Marcio V. Pinheiro wrote:
>Hi frie
>Cost to call international numbers (we do that) is very low.
I'm paying 2 cents/minute for calls to Europe using POTS. Are you lower
than that?
What's your service? Do you use a phone card or dial-around number?
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>The
>phone modem is BEHIND my router;
You emphasize "behind." I assume that "behind" means on the client (LAN) side
of the router, not on the WAN side, which is normal for all client devices.
That's what "behind" means to me -- on the protected side. S
you need to distinguish between "spirited" discussion and "petty" discussion
--- On Fri, 1/16/09, Tom Piwowar wrote:
> From: Tom Piwowar
> Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Family Project
> To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
> Date: Friday, January 16, 2009, 5:03 PM
> >I showed my daughter the emails rega
Maybe Just maybe she might be of the new generation that does not
understand those that get overly emotional or exuberant about
computers as they have been raised that computers are a normal tool
of life and not emotional pacifiers.
All of this irrational emotional exuberance is tiring...
rich
1.7c to all my family in Belgium on PhonePower ...they also had a sale in
December for the whole month calls to a coupla dozen countries free ...beat
that! (I didn't know Apple owned POTS)...hehee!
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:t...@tjpa.com]
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009
I detest mac mail. I don't understand why I can't change it from the default
when I click on a webpage to send an email and damn damn damn mac mail opens.
Help!
--- On Fri, 1/16/09, b_s-wilk wrote:
> From: b_s-wilk
> Subject: [CGUYS] Mac Mail: Redirect vs. Forward
> To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LIS
What about mac improvements? Have I foolishly downloaded the latest version of
OS X, only to find that docs sent to me now open in TextEdit (ugh) and the
window for my Hard Drive when opened is now expanded to a HUGE version? Help?
--- On Fri, 1/16/09, db wrote:
> From: db
> Subject: Re: [C
Aaah ... me thinks she was impressed. It's a generational thing...
I think a little more staying on--or at least close to--topic
would help. As soon as I see a budget I'll post a suggested
parts list.
As far as I know I'm the only one here who has admitted
scratch-building a computer specifi
Aaah ... me thinks she was impressed. It's a generational thing...
db
Tom Piwowar wrote:
I showed my daughter the emails regarding the building of the computer.
Her question was "Who ARE these guys? Sheesh!"
Then she lives a very sheltered life. When fans get together a spirited
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>> Because I'm not a crank.
>
>The logic of this eludes me.
Are you wearing your 3D headphones?
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What you don't like MS's improvements? :)
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Marcio V. Pinheiro wrote:
Hi friends, help me.
For some reason my IE now shows up without the toolbars that it had
before. Now it shows the page I asked for and no bar on the top.
Then, when I go with the mouse and touch the upper limit of the
> So how about you just tell us why you didn't go after
> Toshiba too?
>
> Because I'm not a crank.
The logic of this eludes me.
You're saying that you only went after one of the two companies that missed
the bug because you're not a crank? Only a crank would mention that Toshiba
and MS both mis
I like cccleaner. www.cccleaner.com
Marcio
At 21:34 16/1/2009, you wrote:
>> My question is: can I make the following changes to the registry of
>> Windows XP Home without fear of creating a big problem?
>
>I do have and regularly use a registry cleaner. Doesn't help with this
>problem.
Whi
Yes, low cost, that is altogether 59 dollars for five years for me to
call anyone in the USA. And to have anyone in the USA ro call my
number in Los Angeles (they may pay long distance if they are not in
Los Angeles, according to their phone plan)...
Marcio
At 20:29 16/1/2009, you wrote:
Tha
A friend of mine keeps forwarding formatted email from Mac Mail. It
arrives in my mail as a collection of disjointed pictures and broken
links, with full headers. I use Thunderbird for my email client. Haven't
been able to reproduce the jumble in either program.
What kind of settings in Mail coul
>You never answered...why go after *just* MS in the jan 1 bug? You didn't
>excoriate Toshiba...why not? There are grounds for no further discussion
>because you found out your wrong unless you have some information you aren't
>telling us? So how about you just tell us why you didn't go after Tosh
>> My question is: can I make the following changes to the registry of
>> Windows XP Home without fear of creating a big problem?
>
>I do have and regularly use a registry cleaner. Doesn't help with this
>problem.
Which one?
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I'm paying 2 cents/minute for calls to Europe using POTS. Are you lower
than that?
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>I showed my daughter the emails regarding the building of the computer.
>Her question was "Who ARE these guys? Sheesh!"
Then she lives a very sheltered life. When fans get together a spirited
discussion is inevitable and a few elbows thrown is not at all unusual.
What could generate more sp
You never answered...why go after *just* MS in the jan 1 bug? You didn't
excoriate Toshiba...why not? There are grounds for no further discussion
because you found out your wrong unless you have some information you aren't
telling us?So how about you just tell us why you didn't go after Toshi
>This is like the Toshiba/MS thing, facts aren't going to get in his
>way...cool headphones though.
Unreal. I can only conclude that our WFBs are WFBs because they live in
an alternate reality that defies Physics and Science. There are no
grounds left for further discussion. I can't imagine what
That is what I mean about international.
You are living in Brazil but can establish a US phone number which
means US calls are low cost to you. If I were to call in Brazil to a
Brazillian # using my standard phone line it would cost me much more.
Stewart
At 04:19 PM 1/16/2009, you wrote:
N
http://www.magicjack.com/faq/
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No, they are offering five years for 59.00. I am in Brazil. They gave
me a number that I chose in Los Angeles.
My American friends can call me on that number and I receive the call
here. I can call anyone in the USA. No
other fees. If I call Europe I believe there is a fee. If they call
four rin
Tom Piwowar wrote:
My question is: can I make the following changes to the registry of
Windows XP Home without fear of creating a big problem?
The safest way is to use a Registry cleaning utility. It will match up
what is on the computer with what is in the Registry. It will list
propos
I am still using the Creative sound card.
According to the instructions, installing an updated driver creates a
problem because the registry entry for the old drive is not erased. (I
don't know if this info is correct.) BTW, there haven't been an updated
driver for the sound card since 2004.
I don´t know if the popup of the magicjack can be
avoided when you pick up the phone or receive a call.
We will have to research this...
Marcio
At 19:12 16/1/2009, you wrote:
Okay, you guys talked me into it. I just signed up for the free 30 day
trial - that actually costs $7 s&h. :)
But the
Oh...my. If I right click on the X in the top right I have the choice
"auto hide "... That is the place!
Marcio
Hi friends, help me.
For some reason my IE now shows up without the toolbars that it had
before. Now it shows the page I asked for and no bar on the top.
Then, when I go with the
Hi friends, help me.
For some reason my IE now shows up without the toolbars that it had
before. Now it shows the page I asked for and no bar on the top.
Then, when I go with the mouse and touch the upper limit of the
screen, a limited bar drops down but without all the goodies I used to
have t
Okay, you guys talked me into it. I just signed up for the free 30 day
trial - that actually costs $7 s&h. :)
But there darn well better not be any popups while I'm playing a game!
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For international callers this is indeed a boon. But I think it is
much like Skype.
Stewart
At 02:39 PM 1/16/2009, you wrote:
If I call in my cell phone to the USA... it costs a lot. The same
from there here...
Marcio
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
Prince of Peace
If I call in my cell phone to the USA... it costs a lot. The same
from there here...
Marcio
At 16:29 16/1/2009, you wrote:
The dongle to which I referred is *the computer*. A computer is
required to make a phone call. Don't you have a cell phone?
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Fred Holmes
I have the same as you Fred
Marcio
At 16:14 16/1/2009, you wrote:
OK, I'm confused. I have the "standard" Magic Jack" interface
device, which plugs into a USB port and accepts an RJ-11 plug from a
common telephone cord. I presumed that is what is being called the
"dongle," as it is small in
How about international calls? With MagicJack I am in Brasil and I
have an USA number.
I can make calls to the USA (59 dollars for five years). They can
call my US number from
US callers...
Marcio
At 15:41 16/1/2009, you wrote:
But our cell phones can already make all our calls for free, so w
Bought a OEM battery on eBay ten days ago for a LG VX8300 phone for $3.99; no
shipping added.
I usually go through Amazon.com, eBay, or CellPhoneShop.net when I buy
batteries, in that order.
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> look up in your phone
At 01:29 PM 1/16/2009, Tony B wrote:
>The dongle to which I referred is *the computer*. A computer is
>required to make a phone call. Don't you have a cell phone?
Yeah, but my cell phone doesn't work very well from my "desk" in the basement
of my house. I also don't like carrying it around. It'
As someone said earlier there is a way to trick you into hearing from
different directions with headphones, but it is a trick.
I have spatial hearing problems related to being exposed to loud
noises. (Tinnitus and hearing loss)
I do have Dolby Surround Sound on my system, but unless the rear
PhonePower works completely fine with just their modem and the cable modem
with the computer completely shut off. Also, they are going to add a
portability feature. The phone modem you get is about the size of a pack of
cigarettes and you can take it with you when you travel.
-Original Messa
I got PhonePower.com (which had a 10% off deal at the time) and $199/year
with 2nd year free (except fed & state fees) ...the performance is
unbelievably great ...it also has "cloned line" which means while you are on
a call another person can pick up another phone and make or receive a call
simult
This is like the Toshiba/MS thing, facts aren't going to get in his
way...cool headphones though.
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
> >It's a shame we can't embed a picture in this day and age. But take a
> >look at these headphones at:
> >http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/e
The dongle to which I referred is *the computer*. A computer is
required to make a phone call. Don't you have a cell phone?
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Fred Holmes wrote:
> OK, I'm confused. I have the "standard" Magic Jack" interface device, which
> plugs into a USB port and accepts an R
OK, I'm confused. I have the "standard" Magic Jack" interface device, which
plugs into a USB port and accepts an RJ-11 plug from a common telephone cord.
I presumed that is what is being called the "dongle," as it is small in size,
about 3 in. long by an inch wide by 3/4 inch thick. There is
>It's a shame we can't embed a picture in this day and age. But take a
>look at these headphones at:
>http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efhpx/home.aspx
>
>It should be obvious to anyone looking at the placement of the
>speakers inside the headphones that it's quite easy to tell the
>difference be
But our cell phones can already make all our calls for free, so why
screw with it? Maybe for people with no cell phones. Or traveling
salesmen (with no cellphones)?
It just makes more sense to me to hook to the net via the router, not
a USB port on one of the client machines. Preferably wirelessly
Me too...
Marcio
At 01:14 PM 1/16/2009, you wrote:
At 11:52 PM 1/15/2009, Tony B wrote:
>A much better solution for VOIP would be something like Vonage, which
>has a "magic jack" that connects straight to your router, and a
>regular telephone jack on the other end. So when you get a call, the
>
Not having anything pertinent sure never stopped your whining.
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
>
>
> Now the WFBs need to stop whining and get back on topic. Do you have
> something pertinent to contribute?
>
>
>
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NO MAGIC DONGLE.
The dongle is available if you can't access the USB with their large device
directly.
Eschew Obfuscation
This is a reply from:
Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.
Financial, Managerial, and Technical Services
for the Professional, Non-Profit, and the Entr
I've had one for almost a year- never had such a problem.
Eschew Obfuscation
This is a reply from:
Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.
Financial, Managerial, and Technical Services
for the Professional, Non-Profit, and the Entrepreneurial Organization
At 10:34 AM 1/16/2009, Tony B wrote:
>I dunno, but remember - Magic Jack requires a dongle to run.
>Specifically, it requires *a whole gd computer*. Cynics would simply
>point out that, once you have the computer, you don't _need_ the Magic
>Jack to do VOIP.
But you can carry the Majic Jack dongle
I dunno, but remember - Magic Jack requires a dongle to run.
Specifically, it requires *a whole gd computer*. Cynics would simply
point out that, once you have the computer, you don't _need_ the Magic
Jack to do VOIP.
Besides, who wants to leave their computer on all the time just so
their phone w
At 11:52 PM 1/15/2009, Tony B wrote:
>A much better solution for VOIP would be something like Vonage, which
>has a "magic jack" that connects straight to your router, and a
>regular telephone jack on the other end. So when you get a call, the
>telephone rings, instead of popping up a window on your
There have been no personal attacks in this thread, but as usual
sub-threads have broken off and not been renamed. I still think the
best and most direct answer you got was my very first. In any issue of
PC Gamer you'll get a parts list you can use _today_.
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 9:25 AM, wrot
It's a shame we can't embed a picture in this day and age. But take a
look at these headphones at:
http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efhpx/home.aspx
It should be obvious to anyone looking at the placement of the
speakers inside the headphones that it's quite easy to tell the
difference between t
I showed my daughter the emails regarding the building of the computer. Her
question was "Who ARE these guys? Sheesh!"
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>Supposedly, 3D headphones work by exaggerating the interference
>patterns you naturally hear by having sounds from a source reach
>each ear at different times. To me, this sounds more like producing
>a hyper-realistic sensation than contributing much in the way of
>extra information. Everyone's
I haver a MagicJack and I like it. It rings OK. I
did not know that it opened its window in the screen. Oh, yes, when
you make a call it does too. They have a good
technicaç support and you can talk with them online. They also have a
lot of FAQs..
Marcio
.At 02:52 16/1/2009, you wrote:
I doub
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